A Folding Farm PC Made of Lego

The ultimate DIY job.

Having a modular, custom built case would be a dream for any DIY-er, which is probably why Mike Schropp decided to build his own server-class case out of Lego. Yes, that’s right, the learning toy from your childhood is used as parts of a case for a folding farm.

HTC Tells Apple to Compete and Stop Complaining

Fightin' words!

Apple has launched a new complaint against HTC, one of the company's competitors that makes a wide range of different smartphones.

Apple went to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) with patent claims of technology used in the iPad and iPhone, and hopes to block the import of HTC products into the United States.

Apple's iCloud Could Dent Flash Demand

There is some speculation that cloud services could potentially have an effect on local storage technologies, especially Flash.

Market research firm IHS said that Apple's iCloud offer may prompt consumers to reconsider their need for more flash memory and decrease the growth of demand over time.

Apple currently buys about 30 percent of all Flash memory currently produced, about 5.2 billion gigabytes of a total of 18.5 billion gigabytes. By 2015, IHS believes Apple's share will be down to about 23.9 percent. 

U.S. Presents Cyber Defense Strategy

The U.S. Depart of Defense has presented its strategy to defend national computer networks in a 13-page paper.

The DoD is considering five "initiatives" in its defense strategy, including (1) training staff and providing resources, (2) develop new defense operating concepts, (3) create partnerships with other U.S. government organizations and the private industry, (4) build relationships with other nations and allies, as well as (5) attracting human talent and the promoting of innovation.

Kinect May Be Coming to Smartphones

Thanks to the acquisition of Canesta Inc, Kinect could be coming to Windows Phone-based smartphones in the near future.

In a Wednesday report about the elimination of the notebook, netbook and tablet in the next ten years, we speculated on what a mobile device would look like in 2021. Would it resemble a watch capable of projecting imagery and following commands based on simple gestures? Looks like Microsoft is already on top of the latter tech to some extent.